BSS B2B Solutions

Glossary: Tax

Tax ID

A tax ID is the number a tax authority assigns to a business, such as an EU VAT number, a US EIN, an Australian ABN or an Indian GST number. B2B sellers collect and validate it to confirm a buyer is a registered business, often before applying a tax exemption.

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Example

A buyer enters a VAT number on the application form and the store checks it before approving the account.

In BSS B2B apps

BSS B2B Solution registration forms include tax ID fields for EU VAT, UK VAT, US EIN, Australian ABN and India GST, checked as the buyer types.

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Read the Tax and compliance hub for guides, use cases and setup docs, or the complete Shopify B2B guide.

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